ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
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Prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market.
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the Prices of petrol and diesel have been market-determined with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel in line with their international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements. Effective 16 June, 2017, daily pricing of petrol and diesel has been implemented in the entire country. The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. However, for domestic LPG the Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer to insulate the common man from rise in international prices.
The details of Standalone Sales Turnover of the major public sector oil companies during the last two years and current year are given below:
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Companies
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2019-20
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2020-21
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H1-2021-22
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ONGC
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95,701
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67,891
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47,218
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GAIL
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71,730
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56,529
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38,829
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OIL
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11,761
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8,410
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6,187
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IOCL
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5,62,088
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5,10,546
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3,23,239
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BPCL
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3,26,393
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3,00,830
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1,90,783
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HPCL
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2,86,250
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2,69,243
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1,64,619
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MRPL
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60,728
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50,974
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32,825
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CPCL
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48,624
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41,814
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25,857
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NRL
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14,072
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18,542
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10,587
The details of revenue contribution to central and state exchequer from petroleum sector from all the activities for the last two years and current year, based on data provided to Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell  by 16 major oil & gas companies are given below:
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Total Contribution to Central Exchequer
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Total Contribution to State Exchequer
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Total Contribution of Petroleum Sector to Exchequer
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2019-20
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3,34,315
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2,21,056
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5,55,370
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2020-21
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4,55,069
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2,17,650
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6,72,719
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H1-2021-22 
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2,16,794
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1,33,130
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3,49,923
Ministry of Communications
Telecommunications Engineering Centre organises webinar on ”STANDARD BASED SOLUTIONS IN SMART CITIES” on 24/02/2022
Telecommunications Engineering Centre , technical arm of DoT, organised a webinar on 24/02/2022 on “STANDARD BASED SOLUTIONS IN SMART CITIES” inaugurated by Sh. K. Rajaraman Secretary  along with Member DoT, Joint Secretary & Mission Director  MoHUA and Sr.DDG .
The presentations have been made by expert speakers from India and abroad. The interactive webinar was well attended by more than 100 participants and experts across the globe. Eminent speakers from C-DOT, Interdigital USA, Qualcomm, Sensorise technologies and International university of Japan made their presentations on TEC initiatives in IoT/ ICT domain; IoT standards and Smart Cities; Human Centric approach for Smart Cities solutions; IoT sustainability with oneM2M; Converged technology for vehicular safety for India; and Monetizing Smart city data for sustainable development. Standards based approach will provide sustainable solutions to the smart cities keeping them smart not only for the present generations but even for the future generations. This webinar is in line with the Government’s initiatives for the development of Smart cities in India.
Special Service and Features
Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' 
ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute , Mandapam Regional Centre is regularly carrying out sea ranching of hatchery produced green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus seeds in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to replenish the natural stock and to enhance the shrimp productivity. This is helpful in promoting the livelihood of the fishermen in the region and also for conserving & maintaining a sustainable shrimp stock in the wild. Owing to its importance a project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp  Post Larvae  in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" is being carried out by ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre with the funding support of Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. Under the project a total of 200 million Green tiger shrimp Post Larvae will be released in a period of four years  in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar region of Tamil Nadu. The total budget of the project is Rs.168.948 lakhs.
A total of 1.20 million green tiger shrimp seeds of PL 40 were sea ranched at Vedalai, Gulf of Mannar on 20th August, 2022. The shrimp seeds were released by Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge & Principal Investigator of the project in the presence of leaders of fishermen association & local fishermen, Vedalai, Scientists and staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. The fishermen thanked the Government of India and ICAR-CMFRI for such an initiative and expressed that this activity will be helpful in replenishing the green tiger shrimp stock. The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India records nearly 5 crore Total Tests
1.33 crore COVID tests conducted in the last 2 weeks
India is one of the few countries that have reported very high numbers of daily testing. The daily testing capacity has crossed 11.70 lakh.
India's cumulative tests are nearly 5 crore  as on date. 7,20,362 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
As a result of the country-wide ramped up testing, 1,33,33,904 tests were conducted in the last two weeks alone.
The Centre’s policies are continuously evolving in the larger global context. Following on the heels of several measures to facilitate wider testing by the people, recently the Union Government has issued the revised and updated Advisory which provides for the first time ‘Testing on Demand”. The States/UTs have also been given wider flexibilities to simplify modalities to enable higher levels of testing.
The daily testing average had been on a continuous upward incline from around 7 lakh tests being conducted per day in the 3rd week of August to 10 lakh tests per day in the 1st week of September.
Higher testing enables early identification of confirmed cases, which in turn leads to timely initiation of effective treatment in supervised home/facility isolation or in hospitals. These measures aid faster and higher numbers of recovery, lower fatality and saving of more lives.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines &advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The Central Statistics Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to January, 2019, based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.
Click here to access the detailed note related to Employment Outlook
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Govt. of India has so far provided more than 17.15 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost
More than 89 lakh doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered
Over 28 Lakh doses in addition will be received by the States/UTs in the next 3 days
The Government of India is leading the fight against the COVID19 pandemic in collaboration with the States and UT through a “Whole of Government” approach. Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic .
Implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1stMay 2021. Registration for the new eligible population groups has commenced since 28th April. Potential beneficiaries can either register directly on the CoWIN portal  or through the AarogyaSetu app.
The Government of India has so far provided more than 17.15 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs Free of Cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 16,26,10,905doses .
More than 89 lakh COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption  than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to Armed Forces.
Furthermore, more than 28 lakh  vaccine doses will be received in addition by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
MoU signed between Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation
A momentous collaboration has been cemented as the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation  inked a Memorandum of Understanding  for the fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25. This strategic partnership aims to enhance the socio-economic upliftment of Safai Karamcharis, Manual Scavengers, Waste Pickers and their dependants. NSKFDC is continuously working for empowerment of these most vulnerable and deprived sections of society through its various loan based and non-loan-based schemes like Short Term Skill Development Training Programmes.
It focuses on complete mechanization of Sewer and Septic Tank cleaning operation by providing soft loans at low rates of interest to Sanitation Workers, Urban Local Bodies. Capital subsidy ranging from 50 to 32 percent is provided to sanitation workers taking up mechanized cleaning works under Swachhta Udyami Yojana . Adequate training is provided free of cost to sanitation workers regarding safety precautions, use of PPE kits and operation and maintenance of cleaning machines and equipments.
NSKFDC also provides loans upto Rs.1.00 lacs under its Mahila Samridhi Yojana and Micro Credit Finance Scheme. The overall rate of interest is 4% and 5%, respectively. The other loan schemes are General Term Loan and Green Business Schemes under which loans upto Rs.15.00 lacs and upto Rs.30.00 lacs respectively are provided with rate of interest at 6% and 1% rebate for women beneficiaries.
In FY 2022-23, NSKFDC has disbursed total loans of Rs.261.49 crores covering 43862 beneficiaries. About 80% of the beneficiaries are women. NSKFDC has set up a target to cover 52634 new beneficiaries in FY 2023-24 and 63161 new beneficiaries in FY 2024-25. NSKFDC has provided Skill development Training to 20686 sanitation workers and their dependents under SRMS and PM DAKSH Yojana during FY 2022-23. To strengthen the GOI initiatives for welfare of Safai Karamcharis, NSKFDC as per MoU shall be providing Skill Development Training to 11000 and 12500 beneficiaries in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25, respectively under PM DAKSH Yojana.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Scheme for Monitoring Nutritional Status of Children
Malnutrition is a multi- faceted problem. Key reasons for malnutrition in early life are early marriage, faulty and sub-optimal infant and young child feeding practices, childhood illnesses and low birth weight. The nutritional status of the population is outcome of complex and inter-related set of factors and needs a multi-pronged approach.
Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman  Scheme earlier known as ‘National Programme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools’ is one of the foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Schemes. This Scheme covers all school children studying in Classes I-VIII in Government and Government-Aided Schools. There is also evidence to suggest that apart from enhancing school attendance and child nutrition this scheme has an important social value and fosters equality.
Schedule II of the National Food Security Act , 2013 mandates provision of hot cooked meal containing 450 calories and 12 gms protein for primary and 700 calories and 20 gms protein for upper primary class children under this scheme. The scheme also provides cooking cost of ₹ 4.97 for primary and ₹ 7.45 for upper primary per child per day on all working days for meeting the cost of pulses, vegetables, edible oil and condiments.
As envisaged in the Guidelines, every State/UT has a specific weekly menu. Further, school managements are also encouraged to seek local support for drawing out varied, but wholesome and nutritious menus using locally available and culturally acceptable food items. All States and UTs are further encouraged to adopt ways to develop a menu that reflects local taste and local produce that is different on different days.
Apart from providing hot cooked meal/Food Security Allowance , Department of School Education and Literacy has taken several steps as mentioned below:
- Hot cooked meal/FSA is being provided during drought  and during Pandemic period.
- Setting up of School Nutrition  Gardens in every school, for the inclusion of nutritious green leafy vegetables and fruits in the diet of the school children.
- Provision of supplementary nutrition viz. eggs, fruits, chikkis etc. in the aspirational districts and districts with higher prevalence of anemia  under flexi component of the scheme.
- Inclusion of millet's in the meal under PM POSHAN. 
- Inclusion of ‘Ayurvedic products/items’ in the meal of PM POSHAN.
- Provision of full meal/additional items under ‘Tithi Bhojan’ .
- Health check-up of school children are being carried out under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Provision of Deworming medicines biannually under National Deworming day, and provision of Iron and Folic Acid tablets under WIFS . These activities ae being carried out in convergence with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- Apart from these some of the States and UTs are also providing additional food items viz., eggs, fruits, milk etc. from their own State/UT budgets.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Visit of General Bipin Rawat, Coas to Maldives
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff left for an official visit to Maldives today. During his visit from 30 September to 03 October 2019, General Rawat will interact with the hierarchy of the Maldivian government and armed forces. This visit is aimed at strengthening close bilateral defense ties between the two nations.
The Army Chief is scheduled to meet Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Hon'ble President of Maldives, Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi, minister of defense, Mr Abdullah Shahid, foreign minister and Major General Abdulla Shamaal, chief of National Defense Forces. Maldives, due to its centrality to Indian Ocean region, has always held prime importance for India. India extends full support to enhance capacity and capability development of Maldives army as an equal partner. Military vehicles and military equipment would be exchanged to further cement the military relationship.
Col Aman Anand
PRO 
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Ministry of Culture
Nation pays homage to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on Shahidi Diwas today
Ministry of Culture organised variousprogrammes at several places on 'ShaheediDiwas’ todayas a grateful nation proudly remembered the exceptional courage &martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
On this occasion, a joint Shraddhanjali Sabha was held in honor of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru at Shaheed E Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum Khatkar Kalan, , in Punjab, by Sangeet NatakAkademi. DadhiVaraan of the Martyrs was performed by Sh.Damanjeet Singh while Sh. Gurmeet Bawa  & Glory Bawa rendered Devotional songs. Homage was also paid to Shaheed Sukhdev by North Zone Cultural Centre & District administration, Ludhiana at his ancestral house at Mohalla Naughra while a similar ceremony was held at the ancestral house of Shaheed Rajguru at Rajguru Wada, Rajguru Nagar, Pune by South Central Zone Cultural Centre in association with the RajguruNagar Municipal Council.
Other Cultural events were organised including Hindi Poets meet by Sahitya Akademi featuring celebrated poets Sh. Kunwar Bechain& Sh. LakshmiShankar Vajpai in New Delhi, Artist camps by Lalit Kala Akademi at Lucknow University,Freedom fighters Portrait Camp at Pandit DeenDayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharam Vidyalaya,Kanpur and Virtual Bhakti Mahotsav by Sangeet NatakAkademi in New Delhi.
Government of India has decided to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence in befitting manner at national and international level as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. A National Committee headed by Prime Minister and a National Implementation Committee headed by Home Minister has been constituted to chalk out policies and planning of various events to be undertaken under the commemoration.
The inaugural programme was held on 12th March 2021 at Sabarmati Ashram which was presided over by Prime Minister where he also flagged off Freedom March from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to Dandi in Navsari in Gujarat. Programmes were organized at 75 locations spread all over the country on this occasion.
All programs are being telecast live on YouTube channels of the respective organizations under Ministry of Culture as well as that of the Ministry.
NB/SK
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy rates for Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers for Rabi season 2022-23 from 1st October, 2022 to 31st March, 2023
Subsidy approved will be Rs. 51,875 crore
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for per Kilogram rates of Nutrient Based Subsidy  for various Nutrients that is Nitrogen , Phosphorus , Potash  and Sulphar  for Phosphatic and Potassic  fertilizers for Rabi Season – 2022-23  as below:
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Rabi, 2022-23

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98.02
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66.93
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23.65
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6.12
Financial Outlay:
Subsidy approved by Cabinet for the NBS Rabi-2022  will be Rs. 51,875 crore including support for indigenous fertilizer  through freight subsidy.
Benefits:
This will enable smooth availability of all P&K fertilizers to the farmers during Rabi 2022-23 at the subsidized / affordable prices of fertilizers and support the agriculture sector. The volatility in the international prices of fertilizers and raw materials has been primarily absorbed by the Union Government.
Background:
Government is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 25 grades for P&K fertilizers to farmers at subsidized prices through fertilizer manufacturers/importers. The subsidy on P&K fertilizers is being governed by NBS Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2010. In accordance with its farmer friendly approach, the Govt. is committed to ensure the availability of P&K fertilizers to the farmers at affordable prices. In view of steep increase in the international prices of fertilizers & inputs i.e. Urea, DAP, MOP and Sulphur, Government has decided to absorb the increased prices by increasing subsidy on P&K fertilizers including DAP. The subsidy would be released to fertilizer companies as per approved rates so that they can make fertilizers available to farmers at an affordable price.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
From Trash to Treasure: A Hackathon on Innovative Solutions for Waste Utilization
CPCB’s ‘Waste to Wealth’ Ideation Hackathon in online mode on 14th May,2023
Driven by the message of Mission LiFE and circular economy goals, the Central Pollution Control Board is organizing an online ‘Waste to Wealth Ideation Hackathon’ for undergraduate and above students on 14th May, 2023  the registration for which are currently open on https://cpcb.nic.in/w2w-hackathon-cpcb/#
It is a nationwide event to provide platform to college students across the country to solve real-world waste management challenges on  plastic waste  electronic waste  battery waste  crop residue. It will help them to build upon their understanding of waste management and present innovative solutions for Waste to Wealth conversion.
The Ideation Hackathon offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to students to win cash prizes worth up to Rs. 3.6 Lakhs across all waste streams. On the day of Ideation Hackathon i.e. May 14, 2023 , one problem Statement each for four waste categories will be posted on the CPCB website at 09:00 am and students will be required to email the original ideas pertaining to it on w2w.cpcb[at]gov[dot]in by 05:00 pm in a given template. The best original ideas under each waste category will be awarded cash prize of Rs. 50,000, Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 15,000. Along with this, chosen ideas will get incubation support, industry exposure, and mentoring from top scientists of CPCB. For further details regarding eligibility, process, important dates and problem scope, please visit https://cpcb.nic.in/w2w-hackathon-cpcb/.
The last date for registration is May 12, 2023 .
CONTACT
Dr. Prashant Gargava
Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board
Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi 110092, India
mscb.cpcb[at]gov[dot]in
 011- 43102207, 22307078, 22303655
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between Spain and India on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services
Cabinet approves MoU between Spain and India on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between the National Transplant Organization, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, Spain and the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services.
The MoU would facilitate bilateral cooperation in the field of organ and tissue procurement and transplantation and better understanding between the two countries. The knowledge gained will help in improving the services rendered to the patients suffering from end stage organ failure.
The Memorandum of Understanding is proposed to be signed during the forthcoming bilateral meeting with the Spanish side.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address the inaugural session of ‘JITO Connect 2022’ on 6th May
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of Jain International Trade Organisation’s ‘JITO Connect 2022’ on 6th May 2022 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.
Jain International Trade Organisation  is a global organisation connecting Jains worldwide. JITO Connect is an endeavour to help business and industry by providing an avenue for mutual networking and personal interactions. ‘JITO Connect 2022’ is a three day event being organized at Gangadham Annex, Pune from 6th to 8th May and will encompass multiple sessions on diverse issues relating to business and economy.